Allotting Shares

You can allot shares for a limited company using Companies House form SH01. The SH01 form is suitable for allotments made on or after the 1st of October 2009. Unlike the previous form 88(2) the new SH01 form does not request information about the recipient of the shares allotted from the company's share capital, this information is now declared on the company's confirmation statement. To complete form SH01 you will be asked to provide the following information:

Company Number

Company Name

Date of share allotment

Type of shares being issued e.g. ordinary/preference

Currency of shares allotted

Number of shares allotted

Nominal value of shares

Amount paid for shares if applicable (Consideration)

Amount unpaid for shares

Description of consideration if other than cash

Revised statement of capital (See notes)

Authorising signature

Notes on the statement of capital

There is no cost to file form SH01. You can obtain this form using the link below.

Please note that for any new allotments or change in the denomination of issued share capital you will need to provide amended share certificates to the people concerned. You can generate a new share certificate using the following online wizard: